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Starmer pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ brother who died on Boxing Day | Politics News
Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick, who died on Boxing Day aged 60 after suffering from cancer. The prime minister described his brother as a “wonderful man”, saying in a statement: “He met all the challenges life threw at him with courage and good humour. We will miss him very much….
Cops lie to suspects during interrogations. Should detectives stick to the truth?
Thomas Perez Jr. was hours into an interrogation by police about his missing father when they dropped some devastating news: A body had been found. Thomas Perez Sr., they told his son, was dead. The news crushed Perez, but he never considered that the authorities could be lying. They were. The tale of his father…
Liverpool star Luis Diaz’s father hospitalised just one year after terrifying kidnapping ordeal
Luis Manuel Diaz, the 58-year-old father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, has been hospitalised in Colombia with chest pains. The dad-of-four was admitted to hospital yesterday morning, just 13 months after his high-profile kidnapping ordeal. He has been transferred to a specialist centre for comprehensive medical tests after initially being treated at Our Lady of…
Construction chief steps up criticism of budget reforms in letter to Starmer | UK News
A leading construction industry body has warned the prime minister that measures unveiled in the budget will “fatally undermine” family-run companies in the sector, adding to the business backlash facing the government since the end of October. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer seen by Sky News, Steve Mulholland, chief executive of the Construction…
Hudson Meek, ‘Baby Driver’ child actor, dies at 16
Hudson Meek, an actor who appeared in βBaby Driverβ and voiced Bada in the preschool-age series βBadanamu Stories,β has died after falling from a moving car. He was 16. Meek fell βto the roadway from a motor vehicle in motionβ in Vestavia Hills, Ala., on the night of Dec. 19, the Jefferson County coronerβs office…
Reform UK overtakes Conservative membership – Nigel Farage calls it ‘historic’, Kemi Badenoch says numbers are ‘fake’ | Politics News
Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is “the real opposition” according to Nigel Farage, while Kemi Badenoch has called his numbers “fake”. According to a digital counter on the party’s website, Reform UK had gone past 131,690 members – the amount the Conservative Party declared before its leadership election in…
In a global quest, Chinese EV makers invest big in Thailand
BANGKOKΒ βΒ Japanese car factories in Thailand β which for decades has been the premiere hub of auto manufacturing in Southeast Asia β are shutting down or scaling back. Subaru said it will stop producing cars at its plant this month. Suzuki plans to cease operations by the end of 2025. And Honda and Nissan say…
Man Utd fans in agreement with Bruno Fernandes sent off in miserable Wolves defeat
Manchester United fans have called on Ruben Amorim to put Bruno Fernandes up for sale after the midfielder’s latest sending off in their defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day. Ruben Amorim’s side have had a disappointing December with defeats against Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth before Christmas. An away trip to relegation-threatened Wolves was seen…
Aviva agrees to buy Direct Line for Β£3.7bn | UK News
Aviva has agreed a deal to buy rival company Direct Line for Β£3.7bn ahead of a Christmas Day deadline. The insurance firm announced the agreement with its smaller competitor a few weeks after a Β£3.3bn bid was turned down in November. A deal for the two firms would make them a force in motor insurance,…